NASCAR wins Saturday ratings race with Sprint Unlimited

In Saturday ratings, the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway powered Fox to first in prime time. Kevin Harvick won the race formerly known as the Bud Shootout.

The NASCAR race averaged 5.7 million viewers in prime time. The broadcast competition: CBS with 4.8 million viewers, ABC with 2.2 million for "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and NBC with nearly 2 million. With NASCAR, Fox also easily won the 18-to-49 age group.

CBS' "48 Hours" dominated the 10 p.m. time slot with 5.8 million viewers. The network also aired reruns of "Person of Interest" (4.2 million) and "Criminal Minds" (4.5 million).

NBC's "Saturday Night Live" scored a 4.6 household rating, which was better than anything in prime time, according to early ratings. The best showing in prime time came from "48 Hours" with a 4.0 household rating. "SNL" also was more popular with the 18-to-49 age group than anything in prime time. The "SNL" host was Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz, and the musical guest was Alabama Shakes.

In Orlando, the Sprint Unlimited was tops with 96,800 viewers. The other top programs were "48 Hours" with 75,100 viewers and "Harry Potter" with 75,000.